三

On the HSK 1 vocabulary list, at CEFR level A1.

sān ㄙㄢ

    • three
    • 3
    • surname San

Other words read sān

In the same tone

  • 毵 sān long-haired
  • 弎 sān archaic variant of 叁, banker's anti-fraud numeral three
  • 〣 sān numeral 3 in the Suzhou numeral system 苏州码子 sūzhōumǎzi
  • 鬖 sān wild hair

san with other tones

  • 散 sàn scatter
  • 伞 sǎn umbrella
  • 潵 sàn disperse water
  • 糁 sǎn mix
  • 鏾 sǎn crossbow

All 10 words read san in any tone

Other words read sān

In the same tone

  • 毿 sān long-haired
  • 弎 sān archaic variant of 叁, banker's anti-fraud numeral three
  • 〣 sān numeral 3 in the Suzhou numeral system 苏州码子 sūzhōumǎzi
  • 鬖 sān wild hair

san with other tones

  • 散 sàn scatter
  • 傘 sǎn umbrella
  • 潵 sàn disperse water
  • 糝 sǎn mix
  • 鏾 sǎn crossbow

All 10 words read san in any tone

How 三 is written

    部首 radical
    一
    笔画 strokes
    3, with 2 after the 部首
    结构 structure
    上下结构
    偏旁 parts
    一二

    Words with 三

    Starting with 三

    • 三峡 sānxiá Three Gorges on the Chang Jiang or Yangtze, namely: Qutang Gorge 瞿塘峡 qútángxiá, Wuxia Gorge 巫峡 wūxiá and Xiling Gorge 西陵峡 xīlíngxiá
    • 三分 sānfēn somewhat
    • 三级 sānjí grade 3
    • 三月 sānyuè March
    • 三次 sāncì third

    All 342 words starting with 三

    Ending with 三

    • 十三 shísān thirteen
    • 再三 zàisān again and again
    • 初三 chūsān third year in junior middle school
    • 周三 zhōusān Wednesday
    • 其三 qísān thirdly

    All 25 words ending with 三

    Containing 三

    • 吴三桂 wúsānguì Wu Sangui (1612-1678), Chinese general who let the Manchus into China and helped them establish the Qing Dynasty, later leading a revolt against Qing in an effort to start his own dynasty
    • 长江三峡 chángjiāngsānxiá Three Gorges or Yangtze Gorges, namely: Qutang Gorge 瞿塘峡 qútángxiá, Wuxia Gorge 巫峡 wūxiá and Xiling Gorge 西陵峡 xīlíngxiá
    • 第三产业 dìsānchǎnyè tertiary sector of industry
    • 长三角 chángsānjiǎo Yangtze River Delta
    • 第三纪 dìsānjì third period

    All 153 words containing 三

    Words with 三

    Starting with 三

    • 三峽 sānxiá Three Gorges on the Chang Jiang or Yangtze, namely: Qutang Gorge 瞿塘峡 qútángxiá, Wuxia Gorge 巫峡 wūxiá and Xiling Gorge 西陵峡 xīlíngxiá
    • 三分 sānfēn somewhat
    • 三級 sānjí grade 3
    • 三月 sānyuè March
    • 三次 sāncì third

    All 342 words starting with 三

    Ending with 三

    • 十三 shísān thirteen
    • 再三 zàisān again and again
    • 初三 chūsān third year in junior middle school
    • 週三 zhōusān Wednesday
    • 其三 qísān thirdly

    All 25 words ending with 三

    Containing 三

    • 吳三桂 wúsānguì Wu Sangui (1612-1678), Chinese general who let the Manchus into China and helped them establish the Qing Dynasty, later leading a revolt against Qing in an effort to start his own dynasty
    • 長江三峽 chángjiāngsānxiá Three Gorges or Yangtze Gorges, namely: Qutang Gorge 瞿塘峡 qútángxiá, Wuxia Gorge 巫峡 wūxiá and Xiling Gorge 西陵峡 xīlíngxiá
    • 第三產業 dìsānchǎnyè tertiary sector of industry
    • 長三角 chángsānjiǎo Yangtze River Delta
    • 第三紀 dìsānjì third period

    All 153 words containing 三

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